Abstract Objective: To understand the strength parents find to cope with the disease and hospitalization of their child, affected by a chronic illness. Method: Qualitative and descriptive study, carried out at the Pediatric Clinic and Pediatric Infectious and Parasitic Disease nursing wards of a University Hospital in São Paulo City. Subjects were one father and four mothers/ companions who answered the question: “Tell me how you cope with the situation of having your child sick and hospitalized”. Results: The following […]
